“You wouldn’t understand,” Nick Kyrgios hits back at commentator who criticized Pedro Cachin for asking Rafael Nadal for a shirt at the net after losing to the Spaniard at Madrid Open

The Australian cited examples of other sports where such things are normal.

“You wouldn’t understand,” Nick Kyrgios hits back at commentator who criticized Pedro Cachin for asking Rafael Nadal for a shirt at the net after losing to the Spaniard at Madrid Open

Nick Kyrgios reacts to Pedro Cachin asking Rafael Nadal for a shirt (Images via Imago)

Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios was left disappointed with the criticism for Pedro Cachin as the Argentine player asked Rafael Nadal for his shirt at the net during the Madrid Open. As a renowned tennis commentator said he did not like what Cachin did, Kyrgios came to his colleague’s defense as he explained how it was a completely normal phenomenon.

It all started with Cachin asking for a shirt after he lost to the 22-time Grand Slam champion in the third round at the ATP Masters tournament. The Argentine player humbly requested Nadal to give him something as a souvenir and the Spaniard rushed to grab a shirt for his bag.

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While tennis fans loved the entire episode, a tennis commentator felt it was not right. Although he did not give any explanation for why he thought it was wrong, he said, “Sorry Pedro, asking for your opponent’s shirt at the net ain’t it.”

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Nick Kyrgios left unimpressed with criticism around Pedro Cachin’s act

As the post from the tennis commentator gained traction with people sharing their opinions, Nick Kyrgios expressed his displeasure about the criticism. The Australian felt there should be no issues with what Pedro Cachin did.

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Rafael Nadal hugs Pedro Cachin (Image via Imago)

Kyrgios also cited examples of other sports where players ask for shirts or souvenirs from their opponents. The Australian then signed off claiming the commentator would not understand. 

Why? NBA players, soccer players do it all the time? It’s a memory, an experience that took a life time of work and that less than 1% of humans get to. You wouldn’t understand.
Nick Kyrgios wrote in reponse to the post criticizing Pedro Cachin.

Fans also felt that there was no problem in the act as Cachin would not get another chance to play against Rafael Nadal. Check out some of the fans’ reactions.

https://twitter.com/Nadal_istheGOAT/status/1784998494362571088

It is worth mentioning that Nadal is in the last stage of his career. The 37-year-old has hinted that this might be his last season on the tour. This has led to the younger generation of tennis players wanting to make the most of the time Nadal is actively competing on the tour.

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